Today in Pictures, March 6, 2019

Migrants seeking asylum in the United States; the wreckage left behind by a spate of tornadoes in Alabama; thousands of civilians evacuate from Baghouz, Syria and other pictures from around the world in Today in Pictures.

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Mar 06, 2019, 10:00 AM

A boy looks stands in line to receive aid near Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria, on March 5, 2019. Photo: REUTERS

An aerial view shows damage caused by a tornado on March 5, 2019, in Smiths Station, Alabama. Numerous tornado touchdowns were reported in Eastern Alabama and Western Georgia on March 3 killing at least 23 people. Photo: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

A Chevrolet Corvette sports car sits under the rubble that was caused by a tornado March 5, 2019 in Smiths Station, Alabama. Photo: GETTY IMAGES/AFP

Three men were injured after a car mounted a kerb outside Raffles City Shopping Centre, near The Botanic Restaurant, yesterday. The police said it was alerted to an accident along Bras Basah Road towards Nicoll Highway at 4.40pm. The three pedestrians, aged 29, 31 and 68, were conscious when taken to Raffles Hospital and Singapore General Hospital, said the police and the Singapore Civil Defence Force. Police are investigating the incident, which involved a black Volvo. ST Photo: Yen Meng Jiin

Cellphones of migrants seeking for asylum in the United States are seen charging in Juventud 2000 migrant shelter in Tijuana, on March 5, 2019. According to the US Customs and Border Protection, statistics observed more than a 300 percent increase in the number of family units apprehended compared to the same time period in 2018. Photo: AFP

An aerial view shows a deforested area of the Amazon jungle in southeast Peru caused by illegal mining, during a Peruvian military operation to destroy illegal machinery and equipment used by wildcat miners in Madre de Dios, Peru, March 5, 2019. Photo: Reuters

People walk under an array of Chinese lanterns celebrating the year of the pig outside a shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand, 05 March 2019. Thailand's economy grew 4.1 percent in 2018, the highest growth since 2012, helped by domestic demand and tourism, according to data released by the National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC), whilst forecasts for 2019 remain uncertain due to the upcoming general elections. Photo: EPA-EFE

A scientifically accurate model of a Tyrannosaurus rex and a fossil of a skull are seen as part of a new exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History called 'T. Rex: The Ultimate Predator' in New York, March 5, 2019. The exhibit which opens on March 11, 2019, focuses on the Tyrannosaurus rex and aims to educate visitors about lesser know facts about the dinosaur. Photo: EPA-EFE

A woman is coated with pinol (flour made from toasted maize) by a "Pinolera" during carnival celebrations in San Martin de las Flores, Tlaquepaque, Mexico, on March 5, 2019. The tradition of coating people on the face with pinol on the Tuesday prior to Lent is one of the most ancient and representative events of Jalisco. Photo: AFP

Jennifer Jones dances in the French Quarter during Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 5, 2019. Fat Tuesday marks the last day of Mardi Gras before the beginning of Lent. Photo: EPA-EFE

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